Competitive Comparison Spiral Freezer
*Other competitors usually subcontract and purchase their components from other companies and assemble the equipment in the field, where quality and profit margin cannot be controlled.
Competitors Do Not Offer
Tested Prior Shipping
Our ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is a COMPLETE-PACKAGED FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TESTED BEFORE SHIPPING TO THE CUSTOMER. Our freezer can be installed in two to three days and retains its original resale value throughout years of operation! It is built with stainless-steel material and does not require recovery field labor costs for future moving or resale. It also reduces field delay in freezer set-up time.
*Other competitors' spiral freezer requires a lot of field erection time cost, which cannot be recovered.
Every time the spiral freezer is moved or resale. The freezer foundation and floor cannot be moved or used with the freezer equipment again.
Wide Range of Freezing Time Controls
Our Advanced I.Q.F. Spiritual Freezer is powered by a Reliable Variable Frequency Electric Drive System for a Wider Range of Freezing Time Controls. The belt is driven by a Variable Frequency Electric motor located externally outside the freezer, which has proven in the food processing plant for its reliability and safety operation. The Variable Frequency Drive system can produce a specific range of belt speed control for various product freezing times.
*Other competitors use electric drives, which are located under or on the side of the spiral freezer conveyors, where the drive motor and gearbox are subject to hazardous environments and cause water condensation inside the gearbox and motor housing.
Condensate water will cause oil contamination and premature motor and gearbox failure.
Special Equipment
OUR ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is equipped with special devices to remove frozen products from the belt to produce I.Q.F. (INDIVIDUAL QUICK FREEZE) PRODUCT QUALITY such as raw chicken pieces, raw shrimp, and raw scallops.
*Other competitor’s spiral freezers cannot achieve this.
North American Standards Approval
OUR ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is designed and built according to NORTH AMERICAN U.S.D.A., O.S.H.A. UL. AND C.S.A. STANDARDS APPROVAL for safety, sanitation, maintenance, and accessibility.
*Other competitive spiral freezers cannot meet this requirement because they have to be field assembled and tested and are not as easy to clean and maintain.
High-Efficiency Horizontal Airflow
Our ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is designed with HIGH-EFFICIENCY IMPINGEMENT HORIZONTAL AIRFLOW. Our airflow is in a horizontal turbulent pattern, with our high-speed impingement airflow and the high-speed frigid air continuously scrubbing heat from the product's top and bottom surfaces. Providing the coldest air of the evaporator to each tier independently thus decreases freezing time and improves freezing quality.
*Other competitive spiral freezers cannot reach this kind of air velocity with a large enclosure or without increased air volume and extra horsepower consumption to achieve this airspeed.
The vertical airflow warms up as it passes through each tier. When the air flows into the bottom tiers, it is no longer cold enough to be efficient.
Driving Parts Located Outside the Freezer
Our ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is designed with ALL MECHANICAL DRIVING PARTS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE FREEZER’S HAZARD ENVIRONMENT. It is effortless access to maintenance and troubleshooting in case of equipment failure.
Do not subject the maintenance mechanic to a hazardous environment. With all the drive located outside the freezer, this eliminates any possible lubricant contaminating the product inside the freezer.
*Some Other competitive spiral freezers have all the driving parts inside the freezer, which makes maintenance and troubleshooting difficult.
All lubrication is done inside the freezer, which will cause the possibility of product contamination.
Center Drum Clean-in-Place System
Our ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is also equipped with a Manual Control Center Drum Clean Place Spraying Nozzle and Belt Washer/Dryer and Pump System for easier cleaning of the spiral freezer.
*Other competitors do not offer this or offer it as an option at a much higher cost.
Drum Direct Drive System
(8) ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is equipped with a DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM for the center drum; this drive system is located outside the enclosure and eliminates sprockets and chain maintenance and sanitation problems.
*Other competitors do not offer this.
USDA Approved Lighting
Our ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers, as a standard item, USDA-approved lighting for inside the freezer chamber without contaminating the freezer.
Drum Direct Drive System
(8) ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is equipped with a DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM for the center drum; this drive system is located outside the enclosure and eliminates sprockets and chain maintenance and sanitation difficulties.
*Other competitors do not offer this.
WARRANTY AND ADVANTAGES
Handles Heavy Frosting for a Long Production Time
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER evaporator is designed and manufactured with industry quality to handle heavy frosting for a long production time. The evaporator is made of All Aluminum Cooper, stainless-steel tubing/aluminum fins, or hot-dip galvanized steel. For the Aluminum fin coil, the fins are single-plate fins throughout the coil row deep. This improves heat transfer, builds up less frost, and collects fewer debris inside the coil. The Evaporator can be designed with flooded, Pump recirculation, or direct expansion services.
WARRANTY: The advanced spiral freezer evaporator is backed up with a two-year warranty for aluminum coil and five years for stainless steel or galvanized. The steel coil is protected against any defective materials and workmanship, except failure from abuse, accident, or incorrect operation and cleaning procedure.
Heavy Gauge Stainless-Steel Doors and Panels
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER enclosure and doors are designed with SEAMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STAINLESS-STEEL URETHANE INSULATED PANELS AND DOORS. Advanced packaged spiral freezer is manufactured with seamless heavy gauge stainless steel with 5” thick urethane insulation. All the panel joints are seal welded after fabrication to keep moisture from penetrating the panel and reduce the freezer insulation life. The frequent cycling of freezer temperature from room to freezing will reduce the freezer panel insulation life from the panel joints. And advanced spiral freezer panels do not have any joints.
5-Year Warranty
The Advanced spiral freezer enclosure is backed up with a 5-year warranty against defective materials and workmanship, except failure from abuse, accident, or incorrect operation.
*Other competitors' spiral freezer enclosures are designed only for cold storage usage, where the temperature is normal, and the unit does not cycle twice a day. Frequent freezer temperature cycling will cause premature deterioration of freezer enclosure joints and the build-up of bacteria.
*Other competitor's enclosures usually use 26 gauge steel, which is easily dented and penetrated.
Steel Belting
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER spiral belting is designed and manufactured with Stainless Steel Heavy-Duty Type. The belt is further protected with a limit switch against heavy tension caused by possible product or ice jamming. Advanced also offers acetate heavy-duty belting for stricter USDA sanitization requirements.
Warranty
Advanced spiral freezer belting is backed up with a one-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, except failure from abuse, accident, or incorrect operation and cleaning procedure.
Steel Belting
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER spiral belting is designed and manufactured with Stainless Steel Heavy-Duty Type. The belt is further protected with a limit switch against heavy tension caused by possible product or ice jamming. Advanced also offers acetate heavy-duty belting for stricter USDA sanitization requirements.
Warranty
Advanced spiral freezer belting is backed up with a one-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, except failure from abuse, accident, or incorrect operation and cleaning procedure.
Options
High Side Plate
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER is also equipped with a SIDE PLATE ON THE BELT LINKS (Optional item) to prevent blowing the product off the belt.
Speedy Defrosting
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers a hot gas defrosting evaporator and hot gas pan as an option item for speedy defrosting of the freezer evaporator.
Hot gas Defrosting Evaporator
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers a Hot Gas Defrosting Evaporator and a Hot gas pan for speedy defrosting, with the freezer evaporator as an option item.
Auto-air Defrost System
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER, also an optional item, is an auto-air defrost system to keep the evaporator clean of frost buildup. A high-pressure blower system will extend the freezer’s freezing capacity to double the operation time without shutting down for defrost.
Sequential Defrosting System
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers a sequential defrosting system as an option. This system keeps the freezer operating continuously without shutting down for defrosting and cleaning.
Steam Pasteurization System
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers a steam pasteurization system as an option to inject steam into the freezer chamber to sanitize it before starting up.
Programmable Control System
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers a full PLC-controlled programmable control system as an option item to help automatically monitor and start up the spiral freezer for various product freezing selections.
Programmable Auto Cleaning
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers an option item: a fully PLC-controlled programmable auto-cleaning system to help automatically clean and sanitize spiral freezers.
Tangential Patty Loader
The ADVANCED I.Q.F. SPIRAL FREEZER also offers, as an option item, a Tangential Patty Loader, which allows delicate products such as raw hamburger patties to be loaded directly on the freezer belt without causing damage to the product.
Enclosure for Secondary Hardening
The Hardening Tunnel Section also offers multiple tiers of straight tunnel belts built inside the same spiral enclosure as an option for the secondary hardening of seafood products after they are frozen and glazed.